SE · 2017 · tespm050
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex
Sweden, 2017
In 2017, Sweden's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex increased by 0.6% compared to 2016, reaching 138.2.
Sweden accounts for 142.2% of the EU-27 total of 97.2.
Sweden ranks 5th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 3.2% (from 142.8 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespm050, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.